Review of Room by Emma Donoghue

To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born
and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and
eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the
wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.Room
is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held
her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and
fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's
not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan,
one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she
does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually
work.

So,
I read quite a lot of comments and reviews stating that Jack, the 5
year old male character in this book, doesn't work, the way he talks
doesn't fit that of a five year old. To be fair to Emma, he's not your
typical five year old anyway and I found myself falling in love with
this strange little character. Jack is quite naive, which is
understandable, he's lived in a small room his entire life. This
book provokes some really interesting questions. What would you do, if
at 19 you had been kidnapped and forced to live in a 11x11 room, having
to give birth to your kidnappers child and then raise him by yourself?
What would your life be like if you were Jack, how is he going to cope
with a world that has just become so much bigger than he could ever
imagine?